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Otter Portrait

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Posted by Danny Green on January 15, 2010 at 3:21 PM
Otter Portrait
I have just come back from Scotland where I have been working again with my Otter family, again got some nice light to work in but boy was it cold on the coast. I have decided that I am now too old for sleeping in the car and plus the fact my heater has packed up I just couldn't get warm, so rang Aunty Amanda up and she kindly fed me and put me up for a few days, next time I see you I will bring flowers and not second hand chocalates :biggrin: :wink:

Canon 1D Mk11, 500mm Lens, 1.4x Converter, 1/400, F5.6, ISO 200

Danny :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Craig Churchill on January 15, 2010 at 3:23 PM
Brilliant!!!


Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk :toast:
Posted by john macpherson on January 15, 2010 at 3:29 PM
Well I have to say as portraits go they dont come much better than this. You put the time in, you get the rewards! You're raising the bar with this series I have to say! Lovely light too.
Posted by John Stuart-Clarke on January 15, 2010 at 3:30 PM
This looks great Danny, I think the light has worked really well on this even though I know you prefer the stronger, later, lower sun normally.

Did you find out what the food was?

(I know I told you I wasn't going to join your forum but I changed my mind... glad I did too :biggrin: )
Posted by Mark Davies on January 15, 2010 at 3:33 PM
Lovely fish . :biggrin:

Brill , 'nough said.


:toast:
Posted by Ian Mason on January 15, 2010 at 3:39 PM
Gorgeous! Is he smoking a pipe?
Posted by Ian Haskell on January 15, 2010 at 3:49 PM
Smashing. Nuff said.

Ian
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 15, 2010 at 3:55 PM
Fabulous portrait.
Robert.
Posted by John Robinson on January 15, 2010 at 4:02 PM
Very nice indeed.
JohnR
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on January 15, 2010 at 4:39 PM
Nice one Danny, good to have you back :toast:

Steve :wink:
Posted by Karen Summers on January 15, 2010 at 5:04 PM
great shot
Posted by Edwin kats on January 15, 2010 at 5:29 PM
Welcome back in the land of working heaters. A superb image and you deserved it. Respect to you and Liz.

Edster
Posted by Craig Jones on January 15, 2010 at 6:14 PM
Lovely portrait in beautiful light Danny,lovely :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Andy Snape on January 15, 2010 at 7:03 PM
Think it's all been said Danny. lovely shot. Do you know what its eating?
Posted by Andrew Harrington on January 16, 2010 at 3:49 AM
Very nice. Never to old to sleep in the car, but maybe you can save it for the summer.
Posted by Philip Newman on January 16, 2010 at 12:01 PM
Quite stunning, perfect low angle and to get that lighting in Scotland was special.

Posted by Jeroen Stel on January 16, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Lovely portrait Danny!
Well done!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Simon Litten on January 16, 2010 at 3:21 PM
Another lovely shot, Danny - you're doing your otters proud.


Simon
Posted by Maggie Campbell on January 16, 2010 at 3:53 PM
A lovely portrait Danny and like the mush in the foreground :smile: You deserve to get these images with the effort you put into it (and discomfort) :wink:

P.S. Kato is in the cardiac ward at the moment. Hes not too good so won't be out photographing for a while. :frown:
Posted by Paul Rosser on January 17, 2010 at 5:10 AM
Worth sleepin in you're car for mate, a lovely image!
Regards,
Paul. :wavey:
Posted by Danny Green on January 17, 2010 at 8:38 AM
Hello Maggie

Thats sad news about Kato if you see him give him my best and I hope he recovers soon.

Danny
Posted by Andrew Parkinson on January 17, 2010 at 11:28 AM
Fantastic shot, great expression, superb pov, all very boring and predictable!!
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 17, 2010 at 12:57 PM
Jeeze, and there's me hoping you'd froze to death :biggrin: :wink: I can see I'm going to have to get the old Voodoo kit out - can you feel it BA*@$&D :biggrin: :biggrin: :jump: :jump: :biggrin:

Predictably 'perfick' :toast:
Posted by Andy Stunell on January 17, 2010 at 8:12 PM
cracking shot Danny :D i like it a lot :toast:
Posted by Ben Simmonds on January 18, 2010 at 10:39 AM
Love the light on this one Danny, although the eyes are a bit dull, im sure you have got more :) thought you might get fed up with sleeping in the car - go on get a caravan..
Posted by Fran French on January 18, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Another beauty Danny, your suffering has paid off once again!! It was a lot warmer on my beach yesterday lol.

Fran :toast: :wavey: :toast: